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Post by Deleted on Jun 22, 2020 12:09:03 GMT
I feel with the Go-Betweens it was like a long novel or something. Grant and Robert's lyrics had a depth that made me always rush to buy their albums to see what was up with them. I'm a sucker for a good song, don't want everything to be a sonic adventure. This could be my fave of theirs:
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Post by fearlessfreap on Jun 23, 2020 12:01:19 GMT
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Post by fearlessfreap on Jun 23, 2020 12:03:20 GMT
Best Alice Cooper rip ever
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Post by fearlessfreap on Jun 23, 2020 12:08:49 GMT
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Post by fange on Jul 4, 2020 8:58:26 GMT
Billy and the Aztecs were seminally important in Aussie music history, one of the hardest working and rocking acts in the country. To be honest, i think their version of 'PI' is my most favourite ever...
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Post by fange on Mar 12, 2024 0:45:52 GMT
Thread bump!
Most music fans would be aware of the Oils largely from their 80s-and-onwards albums and singles, but they came out of a very fertile Sydney music scene in the late 70s, cutting their teeth in the rather dodgy pubs and clubs of the harbour city at a time when you either played hard and well or you got chewed up and spit out HARD.
Their first album, from '78, wears their influences pretty openly - think along the lines of Radio Birdman and Buzzcocks crossed with The Angels (the Aussie band) and Robin Trower - punk rock energy mixed with 70s rock song styles. One of Aus' great live bands, and the aggression is a key part.
'Powderworks'
'Run By Night'
'Surfing with a Spoon'
Any thoughts on these, or MO in general?
How much coverage/exposure did they get in the UK and US during their heyday?
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